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The Nanny Diaries

2007 · 105 min

A breezy, bittersweet coming-of-age comedy that slips into darker class and family territory without losing its light touch.

Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
A comedy about life at the top, as seen from the bottom.
Overview
A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.

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Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
Written by
Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
Starring
Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Alicia Keys, Chris Evans, Donna Murphy, Nicholas Art, Judith Roberts, Julie White
Music
Mark Suozzo
Cinematography
Terry Stacey
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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